Summary: The Zhuhai Bureau of Ecology and Environment approved and released the EIS for Zhuhai Lee & Man's FEC project in early May.

The 3,000 t/a fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) & ancillary work technical reform project of Zhuhai Lee & Man Materials Science Co., Ltd. (Zhuhai Lee & Man) was accepted and published by the Zhuhai Bureau of Ecology and Environment. The project is based on a two-stage, 2,530 t/a fluorine-containing new material project by Zhuhai Lee & Man. The first phase's production capacity was completed for FEC (1,000 t/a), Di-Fluoro ethylene carbonate (DFEC; 135 t/a), and other products; the second phase was not yet built and was later discontinued by Zhuhai Lee & Man. According to the revised plan, the company's original 2,350 t/a fluorine-containing new material project (phase II) will house a 3,000 t/a FEC technical reform project, requiring an investment of USD28.17 million (RMB200 million)

Highlights of the 3,000 t/a FEC& ancillary work technical reform project are indicated as follows:

Established in Sept. 2017, Zhuhai Lee & Man is principally engaged in FEC production and R&D. It belongs to Lee & Man Chemical Co., Ltd. (Lee & Man Chemical) as a holding subsidiary.

Lee & Man Chemical focuses on the R&D of chlorine chemicals, fluorine chemicals, and high polymer materials. In 2020, the enterprise built a Li-ion battery electrolyte & related additive material project in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province.

Thanks to their technological advantages, an increasing number of chemical companies have entered the Li-ion battery material market in recent years. For instance, Do-Fluoride New Materials Co., Ltd. now primarily produces LiPF₆ instead of cryolite, aluminium fluoride, and other items. Leading refrigerant manufacturer Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. has also been working on a LiPF₆ project.